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Eyelid lift and laser resurfacing
Pros:
great results, more confident
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Cons:
the way I looked after surgery
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Cost:
$2,000
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Healing time:
Two weeks minimum
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Pain-o-meter: Not specified
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I finally had my eyelid lift and laser resurfacing after years of people telling me how tired I looked - or if I had been crying. The eyelid lift promised to remedy the just been crying look by removing the excess skin and fat around my eyes and the laser resurfacing was supposed to remove the wrinkles and tighten up the skin.
My secret was to consult all the hairdressers and the make-up artists I know. I figured they might know a thing or two about good scars and results. The first thing I started to do after I choose my doctor was to buy a humidifier, because he told me that women in Latin America heal quicker when they have laser surgery because of the humidity. I also started to take vitamin C because it speeds up healing, and dropped from 8- 10 cigarettes a day to two or three (that was hell) for the same reason.
The first thing I remember was the post op. No matter if you are in a start of the art private clinic in Park Avenue, or a run down public hospital in the Bronx, surgery is surgery and post op is post op. You wake up slightly delirious form the anaesthetic, exhausted, bruised, stitched and swollen.
The surgery was a success, but the recovery was hell. I nearly fainted the first time I looked in the mirror after the surgery. My eyes were almost swollen shut, and looked as if I had third degree burns all around my eyes. I had cold compresses and Vaseline lathered onto my eyes to soften them, doing both was incredibly painful. After two days when I could open, they alternated between being runny or incredibly dry. On the third day, the nurse removed the stitches around my upper lids, the most uncomfortable experience - sort like getting your eyebrows plucked during your period but ten times worse.
All the documentation I read on eye surgery said that you could go back to work in three or four days. Maybe, if you work in a circus sideshow - with all the swelling and the bruising, never mind my queasy stomach from the anaesthetic I did not go out until fifth day, when the swelling decreased a bit. But after about the 15th day, I was amazed with the results. The skin around my eyes was and flawless, and my eyes are brighter and bigger than I ever remembered them. But now, three months later, everyone who hasn't seen me for a while thinks that I had a long restful holiday.
Here are more details:
How results differed from what I expected:
Not specified
Biggest fears pre-procedure:
Not specified
Healing aids used:
Used a humidifier to speed healing
Took vitamin C
Decreased smoking
Number of doctors consulted:
4
Number of years I thought about having the procedure:
3
Had an elective procedure before:
Not specified
Complications or follow-up procedures:
Not specified
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disease without consulting with a qualified healthcare provider. Please
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regarding your condition.
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Gender:
Female
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Age:
Not specified
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Ethnic group:
Not specified
Education:
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Obesity increases our risk for five of the leading causes of death -- heart disease, stroke, diabetes, atherosclerosis and some types of cancer
(Source: the Role of Weight Management in the Health of Women" by Sachiko T. St. Jeor, professor and director of Nutrition Education and Research at the University of Nevada, School of Medicine)
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